Lindbergh Arrives in Paris As Crowd Praises Hero
Paris greets Charles Lindbergh with a spontaneous and massive welcome after his 33 and a half hour solo flight from New York to Le Bourget. About 25,000 spectators surround the Spirit of St. Louis as he steps from the cockpit and proclaims Well, here we are. Police struggle to control jubilant crowds.
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Lindbergh
LeBourget
Paris
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Middlewest
Long Island
France
America
St. Louis
Earth
Nungesser
Coli
Spirit of
Jane Jari
Geoldiers
Charles 1
Flood reaches far into Louisiana as 7th of state under water
Muddy flood waters spread across Louisiana from the Atchafalaya region toward the Gulf, with one seventh of the state inundated. Evacuations intensify as embankments crumble and 2,000 workers struggle to protect sugar plantations and towns along the Atchafalaya and Teche rivers.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Atchafalaya
Mississippi
McCrea
Pointe Coupee
Assumption
Iberville
West Baton Rouge
Terrebone
Lafayette
Bayou Des Glasses
Melville
Breaux Bridge
St. Martinsville
Teche
Loreauville
Arnaudville
Pointe Coupee Parish
John M. Parker
Mother's relief at Lindbergh arrival in France
Mrs Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, mother of Captain Charles Lindbergh, expresses tears of joy upon learning her son reached Lebourget Field France safely after the New York to Paris flight. She says confidence was uncertain yet praises his skill and the courage of the pilot and machine.
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Detroit
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Lebourget Field
France
New York
Lindbergh Flight Triumph Met by Silence on Missing French Fliers
Secretary of War Dwight Davis hailed Captain Charles Lindberghs New York to Paris flight as a landmark in aviation. He expressed sorrow over the fate of French fliers Nungesser and Coli and the death of Noel Davis, while noting Lindberghs achievement bridges a 3600 mile gap and elevates his standing among aviation pioneers.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Nungesser
Coli
Dwight L. Davis
Lindbergh
Noel Davis
Army
Getr ude Ederle Salutes Lindbergh From The Channel Pacing
Gertrude Ederle the first woman to swim the English Channel sends a cable to Charles Lindbergh congratulating him on his solo flight. She notes her own doubters and recalls her Channel attempt, adding that youth will be served.
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Atlanta
Gertrude Ederle
Charles Lindbergh
Young man drowns in Cape Fear River at Wilmington
Martin Luther Crumpler, 26, of Salemburg, fell from the Cape Fear river front while fishing with a companion. He disappeared before help could reach him and was not seen again. The incident occurred at the custom house wharf in Wilmington on May 21.
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Wilmington
Martin Luther Crumpler
Salemburg
Cape Fear
Custom House
Funeral services for Gilbert Albertteen Jr.
Funeral services for Gilbert Albertteen Jr. will be held at the residence 305 Alfred street this afternoon at 2 30 o clock. Burial follows at Pleasant Grove cemetery.
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Gilbert Alberteen Jr
Alfred
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Paris flight of Clarence Chamberlin delayed amid weather and committee concerns
At Roosevelt Field New York on May 21 Clarence Chamberlin postponed his Paris hop as weather forecasts warned of worse conditions tomorrow. Friends urged delay and the barograph seal by Carl Schorry was in question. Chamberlin hinted at a possible westward flight possibly toward Honolulu. A gasoline spill during tow to Curtiss Field sparked a small fire but caused no damage.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Paris
Clarence Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Charles Lindbergh
Carl Schorry
National Aeronautical Society
Washington
Schory
Honolulu
Bellanaca
Curtiss Field
Man Struck by Bus On Main Street
West Green street resident W A Call was struck by a city bus on North Main Street in front of the Princess cafe at 8 45 p m receiving a nose cut. He was crossing with a boy who narrowly escaped the impact. The driver said he was crowded out by another car and the injury was accidental. No arrest was made at the request of the injured man. Earlier another pedestrian was hit by a car at North Main and Washington street with no serious injuries.
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W. A. Call
West Green Street
North Main Street
Princess Cafe
Call
North Main and
Washington Streets
Lindbergh Sets New Non-Stop Distance Record
Captain Charles Lindbergh established a new world non-stop straight line distance record in his New York to Paris flight. He covered 3,809 miles, surpassing the prior 3,400 mile mark held by Coste and Rignot on their Paris to Yast route last October.
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Paris
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Coste
Rignot
Yast
Persia
Navy claims seaplane speed record at Hampton Roads
The navy credited Lieutenant Routledge Irvine with a world speed record of 136.93 miles per hour for 1,000 kilometers over an enclosed triangular course at Hampton Roads Virginia.
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Washington
Navy
Routledge Irvine
Hampton Roads
Workmen Begin Redesign of High Point Court Room
Workmen started rearranging the municipal court room ahead of jury trials set to begin May 31. The old jail near the back wall is being moved forward, the Judge’s bench shifted east, freeing space for jurors and lawyers while limiting spectator area.
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Lewis Teague
High Point
North Carolina
Week's schedule of cor clinics in the schools
The city health department and parent teacher associations announce clinics for pre age school children in elementary schools this week. From 9 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 3 pm mothers are urged to bring children for a thorough physical examination with nurse Miss Vae Hutchinson and doctors in charge. Clinics at Johnson street Grimes street Emma Blair and Cloverdale schools run this week with Oak Hill next week.
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Johnson Street School
Grimes Street
Emma Blair
Cloverdale School
Oak Hill
Vae Hutchinson
Lindbergh May Try Pacific Flight to Australia or Philippines
Captain Charles Lindbergh plans a future long flight from the United States to the Pacific, with Australia or the Philippines as the destination. Major Albert Bond Lambert, a backer of the Spirit of St. Louis, says Lindbergh will use a new plane assembled in St. Louis after returning from Europe.
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ST. Louis
Charles Lindbergh
United States
Astralia
Philippines
Albert Bond Lambert
New York
Paris
Spirit of
Europe
Motorists barred from safety zones in North Carolina
Greensboro May 21 motorists may no longer drive through safety zones or along street car tracks under the uniform motor vehicle code enacted by the legislature. The new provisions prohibit coasting in neutral gear on downgrades and require vehicles to be parked off the main traveled road with wheels turned toward the curb on grades. Drivers on mountain highways must keep to the right and sound a warning within 200 feet of curves.
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Greensboro
C. W. Roberts
The
Carolina Motor Club
North Carolina
Durham
Community Chest drive urged by High Point pastor
Central Friends church minister Tom Alderman Sykes urges High Point residents to support the Community Chest. He outlines religious social and selfish reasons for giving and stresses the city’s prosperity depends on collective effort through the five Chest organizations.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Community Chest
Sykes
High Point
Captain Lindbergh Honored With Whistles And Chimes
In Raleigh on May 21, whistles and church chimes rang out to honor Captain Lindbergh after word of the American aviator's achievement was announced.
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Raleigh
Lindbergh
Presbyterian plan for church survey moves ahead slowly
El Dorado Arkansas May 21 The Presbyterian church survey committee of 44 sent the radical plan to a carry over for Monday and assembly review. The first three paragraphs received nearly unanimous support despite crossfire debating efforts by a minority seeking changes. The plan creates a committee on the assembly s work with six sub committees and tentative personnel rules awaiting full assembly approval.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Survey Committee
The
Presbyterian Church
Assembly
Attempt to breach levee reported along Atchafalaya river
Baton Rouge May 21. Unnamed parties were attempting to fight to cut the levee between Neita and Simmesport on the west bank of the Atchafalaya opposite McCrea. The information comes from a naval radio message to J. E. Pettaway, government engineer.
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Baton Rouge
Neita
Simmesport
Atchafalaya River
McCrea
J. E. Pettaway
Meetings for Girls in Henderson County
Miss Ada Walker new home demonstration agent led meetings for girls and women in Henderson County this week. Club organization was encouraged with several meetings resulting in a club either formed or planned.
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Hendersonville
Henderson County
Ada Walker
Burgwyn Named General Manager of Caledonia Prison Farm
Henry K. Burgwyn, former state prison director, resigns from the board and is elected general manager of the Caledonia prison farm in Halifax county. Walter P. D. LaRogque of Kinston is appointed to succeed him. The farm covers 4000 acres with 570 prisoners and has lacked a permanent manager since January 1926. Burgwyn's familiarity with conditions and local farming ties influenced the choice.
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Burgwyn
California
Craven County Women Lead in School Commencement Efforts
New Bern AP reports Craven County home demonstration women organize to assist in school commencements and civic activities led by Miss Cornelia Simpson, the county home agent, highlighting active community involvement.
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New Bern
Craven County
Cornelia Simp
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